Salmonella Contamination in Seven Cadbury Chocolate Brands

Seven cadbury chocolate brands have been recalled due to salmonella contamination.

The food standards Agency, UK, has issued a (Food Alert for Action( over one million chocolate bars have already been removed from shelves in the UK. Apparently, a leaking pipe at Cadburys

marl brook factory in Herefordshire caused the salmonella contamination.

What is Salmonellosis?

Salmonellosis is a bacterial disease caused by infection of some salmonella species which may lead to intestinal disorders.

Incubation period: 6 - 72 hours.

Symptoms: Fever-Vomiting-Mug-Constipation-Diarrhea (Commonly).

Causes of Salmonellosis:

• Increase use of food that produced from large food manufactures which distribute their products to a large number of consumers.
• Increase the eating of raw meat.
• Increase commercial trades.
• Decrease of individual immunity due to some changes t in health conditions.

Food associated with the infected Salemonellosis:

Poultry meats, raw meats, eggs, dry milk, raw cheeses, ice cream, food containing eggs and prepared maionez in the restaurants or homes and other food .

The Prevention of salmonella:

*  Ensure the cleanliness of water used for drinking or manufacturing of food.
*  Separation of raw food materials from ready to eat food.
*  Cooking of foods enough to eliminate the microbe.
*  Minimizing of cross contamination through cutting boards and knives by cleaning them after each use.
*  Storing of food properly in the refrigerator.
*  Destroying and preventing insects in food manufacturing environment.

Treatment:

Antibiotics are used when the disease develops outside intestinal wall and when the disease is prolongated.